Steven and the others looked very troubled.
That was right Wallace had been taken prisoner. Because of this, the situation had completely turned around.
With Wallace in Ghetsis's hands, the Champions were afraid to act. How could they fight if they might accidentally hurt him? What if Ghetsis became desperate and decided to kill Wallace?
This was not just a small worry. Ghetsis was well known for being a cold and heartless criminal.
Alder could not stay calm. He had never expected things to end up like this.
Because of this single mistake, today's entire mission was a failure. Not only had they failed to catch Ghetsis and N, but they had also turned Team Plasma into a total enemy.
Originally, Team Plasma was an evil group the League wanted to destroy, but since Team Rocket arrived, Team Plasma had been busy fighting them. Ghetsis had even talked about wanting to work with the League.
But now...
"Ghetsis, release Wallace. We will let you leave," Alder.
He knew that letting Ghetsis and N go would cause huge problems in the future, but Wallace's safety was more important. No matter what, Wallace had come here to help the Unova League.
"Heh heh heh..." Ghetsis laughed darkly.
"Alder, even in this situation, you are still so pathetic. You think I need you to let me go?"
Ghetsis's attitude was full of contempt. With the Shiny Genesect by his side, he didn't believe anything could go wrong. The Shiny Genesect could use Extreme Speed to fly him away to safety at any moment. Besides, Ghetsis didn't think he would lose at all.
But right at that moment, Wallace, who was standing right in front of him, suddenly "disappeared."
A grown man had vanished right before his eyes. Ghetsis froze for a second.
But a moment later, Ghetsis snapped out of it. He saw a hole in the ground where Wallace had just been standing. His face turned extremely ugly.
This was... the move Dig!
He had been ready to mock Alder, but the hostage he just captured was gone before he could even enjoy it.
"Damn it!"
Ghetsis looked around. He saw that Alder and the others were also surprised. It wasn't their doing.
Then, Ghetsis looked further away. A middle-aged man in a black suit had a faint smile on his face. The man noticed Ghetsis looking at him and let out a tiny, mocking smirk.
Ghetsis's face twitched. For some reason, looking at this man reminded him of how Damian had mocked him that other day.
Soon, a Dugtrio popped out of a hole behind Giovanni, pushing Wallace out.
That was right—the Pokémon Giovanni had released was a Dugtrio. He had ordered it to secretly dig a tunnel under Wallace and pull him down to rescue him.
However, because he had been dragged through the dirt, Wallace's clean white cloak was now covered in mud. He looked very messy.
Seeing this, Steven and the others let out a sigh of relief. Thank goodness.
"Wallace, are you okay?" Giovanni asked. He didn't care about the dirt and reached out to help Wallace up.
"I am fine. Thank you, Gym Leader Giovanni."
Wallace looked at Giovanni with deep gratitude. Gym Leader Giovanni truly was a good man!!!
Just now, he had felt terrible. If Ghetsis and N escaped because he was a hostage, Wallace would have been overwhelmed with guilt.
Giovanni had saved more than just his life; he had saved his heart!
Gym Leader Giovanni was a truly great person! From now on, if anyone dared to say something bad about Giovanni, they would be an enemy of Wallace!
"You are welcome. We are all members of the League," Giovanni replied with a calm smile.
"You cursed pests!"
Ghetsis, however, was not happy at all.
Now that Wallace had been rescued, he had nothing left to threaten Alder with. Although the Shiny Genesect was strong, Steven and Cynthia were also powerful. It was not realistic to think he could beat them quickly.
"N! What on earth are you doing?!"
Ghetsis was getting more and more annoyed. He shouted at N, who was on the other side.
N had Zekrom, yet he couldn't even take down two trainers? In fact, one of those trainers had just ruined Ghetsis's plan!
"..." N was silent. But there was nothing he could do.
Zekrom was being stalled by Leon. Zekrom was trying its best, but it couldn't defeat Leon.
And N himself was no match for Giovanni.
Both of these men were terrifyingly strong!
N bit his lip. He knew his own limits. With Zekrom, no one in Unova was supposed to be his match.
But ever since Team Rocket landed in Unova, he had been failing. First, Zekrom was badly hurt by Damian's Primal Kyogre, and today, he was being suppressed by two League trainers.
Thinking about this, N felt a sense of confusion in his heart. Was he actually... not that strong?
"You useless waste."
Seeing that N didn't answer, Ghetsis became even angrier.
As he expected, this monster was not reliable. He had to rely on himself.
Ghetsis turned back to look at Alder and the others. A cold light flashed in his eyes. After that brief fight earlier, he had a general idea of how strong everyone was.
Without a doubt, Alder, who hadn't fought in a long time, was not that strong anymore. Even his trump card, Volcarona, was no match for a Genesect.
Even though Genesect was four times weak to Fire-type moves, what good was that if Volcarona couldn't hit it?
But Cynthia and Steven were different. Their Mega Metagross and Mega Garchomp were too powerful. The two normal Genesect were not their match.
And...
Ghetsis looked at the two normal Genesect that were already badly hurt, and then at the Shiny Genesect that was still uninjured.
The Shiny Genesect was a great fighter. Ghetsis believed that even if it had to fight both Mega Metagross and Mega Garchomp at once, it wouldn't lose.
But the problem was that after he tried to take Wallace hostage, he thought Alder and the others might try to "capture the leader to end the fight."
After all, the enemy had more people.
Once the Shiny Genesect was busy fighting Steven and Cynthia, Wallace and Alder could charge directly at Ghetsis.
Especially Wallace. Ghetsis could feel it clearly—that androgynous freak probably wanted to capture him immediately.
If that happened...
Ghetsis's expression shifted. He decided it was better to retreat first and then think of a new plan.
"Genesect."
Ghetsis called out to the Shiny Genesect. It immediately moved in front of him.
"Alder, I will remember what happened today. We will meet again!"
Ghetsis looked at Alder and spoke in a cold, angry voice.
He could not forgive this! He had truly wanted to work with Alder, and this guy had lied to him! Ghetsis decided he must have his revenge!
"You think you can run?!" Alder's eyes narrowed.
If they let Ghetsis escape, it would lead to endless trouble.
"If I want to leave, none of you can stop me," Ghetsis said calmly.
The Shiny Genesect picked Ghetsis up on its back and took off. It flew into the air instantly. Its speed was incredible.
Alder's face looked grim. It was true—given the speed of that Shiny Genesect, they really couldn't stop it.
Even if they asked Giovanni to bring out Groudon, it wouldn't matter. Groudon couldn't fly. How could it stop a Shiny Genesect that wanted to run away?
"You will all regret what you did today! I will—"
Ghetsis looked down at Alder and the others. His dark tone showed exactly how he felt.
But before he could finish his sentence, a faint blue light took control of him. Ghetsis suddenly found that he could not control his own body. He began to float in the air against his will.
The Shiny Genesect tilted its head in confusion. It watched as Ghetsis drifted away from its back while still floating.
"My, my... honestly, I thought Champion Alder and the rest of you could handle this. I didn't expect you to be so useless."
A young man's mocking voice slowly drifted over. This caused almost everyone there to change their expressions, including Ghetsis, who was currently a "human balloon."
"Damian!!"
Wallace, who was covered in dirt, recognized the voice immediately. He turned his head to look.
Not far away, a handsome young man in a long black coat was walking toward them step by step. Behind him, Caitlin and Dark Mewtwo followed slowly.
Seeing Damian appear, even Leon and N, who were still fighting, stopped what they were doing.
"Damian, why are you here?"
Steven stared at Damian. His voice turned heavy.
"I just came to watch the show. After all, I really wanted to see the fight between Team Plasma and the League," Damian said with a smile.
"But I am truly disappointed. I didn't expect that with so many Champions gathered here, you couldn't even catch a piece of trash like Ghetsis."
Then, Damian let out a sigh, looking as if he were very let down.
Hearing this, Steven and the others felt their faces twitch. But one person felt differently.
"Damian! You bastard!!"
Ghetsis glared at Damian. His eyes were even starting to turn bloodshot from anger.
Right now, his entire body was being controlled by Dark Mewtwo's psychic power. He couldn't move at all. Only his mouth was still free.
"Oh~ It has been a while, Ghetsis. You have even learned how to fly?" Damian used a fake tone of surprise, which made Ghetsis even more furious.
This guy! He was clearly the one doing this!
"Genesect! Techno Blast!"
Ghetsis shouted an order to the Shiny Genesect. He wanted to kill this jerk!!
But what made Ghetsis even angrier was that after hearing his command, the Shiny Genesect didn't move at all. It didn't react.
"Genesect!!"
Ghetsis's voice was full of desperate rage.
"Stop shouting. It won't listen to you," Damian reminded him kindly.
"Is this your doing too?!" Ghetsis gritted his teeth. But how was this possible?
"Not exactly." Damian took out a controller and waved it at Ghetsis. His smile was very bright.
"Do you recognize this?"
"Colress!" Ghetsis understood instantly.
"Congratulations, you got it right. When Colress gave these three Genesect to you, he also gave you a Colress Machine to make them easy to control. However, the control rights for the Colress Machine have different levels of permission."
Damian explained with a smile.
"Colress transferred the highest-level permission to me. So, Ghetsis, your Genesect... are now mine."
As soon as Damian finished speaking, the Shiny Genesect and the other two Genesect all turned their cannons at the same time. They aimed directly at Ghetsis.
"You didn't expect that, did you? Using machines to control Pokémon... that kind of crooked method will always backfire on you sooner or later. Look, here is the backlash."
Damian tilted his head and looked at Ghetsis. His voice was full of mockery.
Even though he was currently using a Colress Machine to control the Shiny Genesect, that was only for now. Once things were finished here, he would take the machines off the three Genesect and catch the Shiny one properly.
As for the other two, he would just keep them for now.
Pfft—!!
Seeing this dramatic scene, Wallace almost couldn't stop himself from laughing out loud.
Especially seeing Ghetsis's face, which looked like he had just eaten something disgusting, Wallace felt much better. For the first time, he thought Damian actually looked quite pleasant.
Good job, Damian!
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